Don't laugh - but any advice on what to take to hospital?

I wouldn't have thought taking your ipad was a problem. They had a little locker at the front of the bedside cabinet that I put my kindle fire in and the nurse locked it whilst I had my operation.  I would ask someone to bring it in for you after your op though if I was you.  I would have taken mine but I couldn't connect to the internet with it as there didn't seem to be any BT hotspots to connect to   really missed playing Hay Day 

I took my mobile too to text people when I had come round from my op to tell them I was ok.  It's only a pay as you go one so texted instead of phoning but you are allowed to phone people on mobiles now and the girl next to me was doing face time with her kids 

Yes I'm feeling fine now thanks, feel completely back to normal, healed nicely, no pain and no horrible cyst 

Plenty of big comfy knickers and nighties, not pyjamas. You don't want anything that will press on your tummy afterwards. Also sanitary pads as you'll probably have some bleeding and the hospital ones are like mattresses!!

Take comfy clothes for post op. A loose maxi dress or s

Bring a cushion to hold on your tummy under your seatbelt for the car ride home. 

My throat was really dry and sore post op, milk shake was the best thing for that. 

I find a book and definitely something that will not be uncomfortable to wear around your stomach. I also wanted my iPad 

Hey y'all. Thought I'd update this for interest's sake. 

I took my ipod and ipad and my phone. I listened to audio books at night on the 1st night to keep the sound of the beeping out of my head. 

I also watched a movie on my ipad. The day of the surgery the staff nurse locked my watch and ipod/ipad up in the little locker at the front of my night table.

I packed the following in my bag:

2 x lounge trousers (super stretchy and light weight,)

2 x tank top camisoles

house slippers

1 long sleeve tshirt

bath robe and night gown that hit my knees

undies, sanitary pads, brush

regular toiletries (shampoo, wipes, face cloth)

I also brought a bottle of water and coca-cola. Why the coke? Well where I'm from in the south,(Virginia) if you're feeling unwell or sick to your tummy, your mom always gave you ice cold full fat fizzy coke. I wouldn't be without it. Maybe its psychological, but the morning after the surgery and my horrible reaction to the anesthesia (part of the unfortunate 33% of folks) the ONLY thing I wanted was coke. it really does help.

I took some coins and £5 for just in case (didn't need it) 

I was soooo hot in our ward that I had to ask for a fan. They gladly gave me one. I'm sure my feeling rotten was in part to how dang warm the ward was! I definitely didn't need my robe except for the morning after the surgery when I still had my gown on. 

I had a pillow in the car to cushion my tummy on the way home. 

Hope this helps, and thanks to every one of you who contributed before I had my surgery. It really helped.

xx

Hi,  

Glad you have had your operation and feel relatively ok    

I remember when my daughter had been sick for a couple of days and a nurse at our doctors clinic suggested giving her coke too as she says it replaces the salts you lose when you are sick.  It certainly did the trick with her too